[Leica] FS: Mamiya 6, Mamiya 6MF, lenses, accessories

[Philip Forrest]

I am selling my beloved pair of Mamiya 6 bodies. One is the regular M6
which is slightly older but has the uncluttered VF, the other is the
Mamiya 6MF which takes the masks and adapters to shoot either a 6x4.5
image or a panoramic 35mm image. It is like having an XPan in that
regard. 

Photos of the gear here:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/hacking/Mamiya+6/

For each of the bodies I want $900 (standard M6) and $1000 (for the 6MF.)
Both bodies are in good condition with cosmetic wear. They have typical paint wear around the door. The rubber grips are still great and are not sticky. Both bodies have some light scuffs and wear from use. Rangefinders are clear, bright and focus perfectly.

The standard Mamiya 6 has a little more paint loss around the body where the lens mount retracts. This camera behaves perfectly with the exception that the Aperture Priority and AEL do not work WHEN THE BATTERY GETS LOW. With a new battery, AE and AEL work fine. The light meter is spot on. All speeds are perfect. The flange is in excellent condition as are the lens contacts and RF cam follower. The internal bellows is free of light leaks as is the film plane blind for changing lenses. The viewfinder is bright and clear, with a few spots of dust. Focus is perfect with the three lenses in this particular system. I have had this camera mated to just the 50mm since 2013, using primarily that lens as I prefer the viewfinder of this camera to the M6MF for the wide-angle. Includes either a 1” Domke gripper strap or the original Mamiya 6 strap.
Asking $900.

The Mamiya 6MF is slightly newer with less wear and paint loss than the standard M6. AE, AEL and all speeds work perfectly. Light meter is spot on. The flange is in excellent condition as are the lens contacts and RF cam follower. The internal bellows is free of light leaks as is the film plane blind for changing lenses. The viewfinder is bright and clear, with a few spots of dust. Focus is perfect with the three lenses in this particular system. I have primarily used the 75mm on this body and occasionally used the 150mm for landscape. Includes either a 1” Domke gripper strap or the original Mamiya 6 strap.
Asking $1000

I have the three lenses available for the system. 50mm f/4, 75mm f.3.5 and 150mm f/4.5. All are excellent lenses and all are in outstanding optical condition. 

The 50mm f/4 is the best of the three and I think it beats every other interchangeable lens system out there. It is the reason I got into shooting these cameras. 
The optics of this lens are flawless and saying goodbye to this lens will be the hardest part of this sale.
The lens is cosmetically excellent. Focusing barrel and aperture control are smooth and work perfectly. Shutter blades in this lens are perfect as are the aperture blades. No oil or wear marks. This lens will include two vented hoods, a Mamiya lenscap as well as a larger lenscap to put on the hood itself 
I'm hoping to get $600 from it.

The 75mm f/3.5 is great as a general lens. Cracking sharp! Optically, this lens is in perfect condition. Cosmetically, the lens has some bright marks on the barrel. The focus ring is a little lighter dampened but focus is perfect. Aperture ring has good clicks and works as it should. Shutter blades and aperture blades are free of oil and wear marks.
This lens will include one vented hood, a generic lenscap for the lens itself and one for the front of the hood.
Asking $300.

The 150mm f/4.5 is the weakest of the three lenses and it is still a great shooter. The focusing ring is heavily dampened and it has a very long throw for precise focusing. The close focus of this lens is only about 8.5ft so it is not something for a quick telephoto "macro" but the out of focus areas are great for waist-up portraits. I wanted to use this as a studio lens and wound up taking a few bird images with it. I've done far more landscape with the 150mm than anything else. The only issue with this lens is the aluminum hood binds but the threads are still in good condition on both lens and hood. 
Asking $250

I also have two accessories for the system:
One is the 35mm adapter and mask for the 6MF. I bought it new, opened it to see how it fit in the camera then put it away and have never used it. 
Asking $75.

The other is the Auto-Up + close-up diopter for the 75mm lens. Even though this is a glorified filter, it makes outstanding images and brings the close focus of the 75mm lens to just about 1ft. 
Asking $100 for that piece. 

I have three filters for this system as well. All are 2 stop neutral density filters.
58mm B+W digital. Glass in perfect condition, cosmetic wear on the brass ring, threads perfect. $25.
58mm Heliopan digital. Glass in perfect condition, cosmetic wear on the brass ring, threads perfect. $50.
67mm Heliopan digital. Glass in perfect condition, cosmetic wear on the brass ring, threads perfect. $50.

Feel free to make offers and mix & match camera/lens/accessory bundles.
I would love to sell this whole kit but can part it out if necessary.

Thanks all,
Phil Forrest

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